Combined thread holder and cutter



T. T. SEAL. COMBINED THREAD HOLDER AND CUTTER.

APPLICATION mp1) FEB. 14, 1920.

1,377,284. Patented May 10,192 1;

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THEODORE T. SEAL, on W'I-IEELING, WEST VIRGINIA, AssrGNoR or oNE-HALFTow o I HOUSTON, OF BELLAIRE, OHIO.

" COMBINED THREAD nonnnn nn CUTTER.

TaaZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Trn'cononn T. SEAL, a citizen of the United States of America, and resident of Wheeling, county of Ohio and State of West Virginia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Combined Thread Holders and Cutters, of which the following is a specification.

' has commenced, thus not only preventing the needle-thread from being withdrawn from the eye of the needle by a rapid upward movement of the take-up arm ofthe sewing machine when operation of the latter is started, but also insuring that concatenation will occur between said needle-thread and the shuttle-thread from the very beginning of the next sewing operation.

'A further result which flows from the retention of. the needle-thread is that the free end of the latter is prevented from being carried downward into the shuttle. race where it Wlll produce a choke, as sometimes happens. i

Another object of the lnvention 1s to provide a clamp or holder of the character mentioned whichmay be'accurately adjusted to apply any desired tension for gripping the threads,or to suit any weight, or thickness, of thread. I

A still furtherobject is to provide a de-" vice of the'character referred to having associated therewith a cutting blade by means of which the threads may be severed at the end of a sewing operation.

' With these and-other objects in view, the invention resides in the features of construction which will hereinafter be described, reference being had to 1 the. accompanying drawings, in which-- Figure 1 is an end elevation of the head of an ordinary type of sewing machine, showing my invention applied thereto, and- Fig. 2 is a section on line 2-2, Fig. 1.

Referring to said drawings, 1 indicates the' head of the work-arm of a sewing machine which may be of any ordinary commercial Specification of Letters Patent.

- Application filed February 14, 1920. Serial No. 358,701;

Patented May 10, 1921 type, said head having a reciprocating ne edle-bar 2 carrying a needle 3, a Presser-foot 4: and a carrying-bar 5 for said resser-foot."

Secured to the presser-foot bar 5'by means of a screw is the device which constitutes the present invention, the same consisting of. a s ngle length or strip of thin resilient material, as sheet steel, which is doubled upon itself to form an elongated plate like memher 7 and a relatively overlying member 8. Saidmember 7 is fiat and plain throughout and 1s adapted to have its back seat closely 1n fixed positlon against a face of the presserfoot bar at a suitable point with its free end' pro ectmg laterally a suitable distance from said bar. The member 8 has its middle portion or that portion; which ispenetrated by the screw 6, slightly bowed outward or away" from the fixed member 7 so that tension may be exerted through adjustment of saidscrew to regulate the width of the thread-receiving space between the fixed member 7 and the. yleldable member 8 at the inner end of the entrance throat 9 which is formed by curvmg or lnclining the free end 8 of said yieldable member away from the fixed member.

Carried by one- 0f the members of the clamp, preferably formed integral with the Y member 8 at the upper". edge of the latter, is a narrow tongue 10 which is bent over into overlying relation to the upper edge of the fixed member 7 crossing the intervening thread-receiving space-at a point located just threads, designated 11 and 12 ;respectively,",.

' atthe instant thatthe'latter, drawn through the throat 9,reach the point'at which they stitching operation and the raising of the .will be firmly held by the pressure-of the '1 a yieldable member 8 against the fixed member presser-foot 4: and bar 5 to elevated position,

the work is drawn outward slightly to afiord the necessary slack, whereupon boththreads are drawn into the thread-receiving space V I such slight pressure as is required to preinto theiface of said support, the innermost 'of said members being heldseated 111 fixed a vent trouble until following the first few reoiprocations of theneedle which occur when proceeding with the work. r s

It will be apparent that, due to the formation of the clamp of a single piece of metal,

the device is self-contained and is rendered p readily applicable to any and all types or makes of sewingmachine. Further, doubled upon itself as shown, it possesses a res1l1ence i I which enable it to perform itsyfunction of machines, comprising, in combination with 1 a support, a thin strip of resilient material doubled upon itself to form a pair of elongated members relatively disposed to provide an lntermedlate thread-receiving space,

sald members having reglstering holes.

therein intermediate their ends, and an attaching screw directed through StLlCl'hOlGS relationto said support, and the outermost of said members being yieldable and adapted throughadjustment of said screw to move relative to said innermost member for varying the capaclty of said thread-recelving space.

r 2. thread-holding clamp for sewing machines, comprisinggin combination with a support, a thin strip of resilient material doubled upon itself to form'a pair of elongated membersrelatively disposed to pro vide an intermediate thread-receiving space,

:saidmembers having registering holes therein intermediate their ends,'and an at- -taching screwdirectedthrough said holes into the face of'saicl support, the innermost i T of said members being held seated" in fixed relation to said support, and the'outermost c r of said members being bent intermediate'its ends into outwardly bowed form, said screw being projected through'the bowed portion of said outer member and being adapted for adjustment to regulate the clamping 'presj sure exerted by the latter at the thread-holdu, ing point.

for gripping the Q gated members relatively disposed to pro-- through the bowed 3. A thread-holding clamp for sewing machines, comprising, in combination wlth a support, a thin strip of resilient material doubled upon itself to form a pair of elongated members relatively disposed to proone of said members having its free end inclined away from the-other member to form a thread-entering throat, the outermost of said members being outwardly bowed lntermediate its ends, and adjustable means asso'- ciated with the bowed portion of said outer member whereby the resilient clamping pressure of the latter with respect to the m-L ner member is regulated.

4. A thread-holding clamp for sewing machines, comprising, in combination with a support, a thin strip of resilient material doubled upon itself to form a pair of elonvide an intermediate thread receiving space, one of said members having its free end in clined away from the other memberto form a thread entering throat, the outermost of said members being outwardly bowed intermediate its ends, and an adjustable screw directed through the bowedvportion of said outer member whereby theresilient clamping pressure of the latter with respect to the inner member is regulated.

5. A, thread-holding clamp forsewing machines, comprising, 1ncombmat1on with a support, a thin strip of resilient material vide an intermediate thread-receiving space,

doubled upon itself to form a pair of elongated members relat1vely dlsposed to provlde an mtermediate thread-recelvmg space,

one of said members having its free end inclined away from the other member to form a thread-entering throat, the outermost of said members being outwardly bowed inter- I mediate its ends, a cutting blade carriedby the upper edge of one of said members adjacent to the forward end of the bowed portion of the outer member, said blade being disposed transversely of said thread-receiving space, and an attaching screw penetrating said members and adapted for adjustment to regulate the clamping pressure of the outer member, said screw being directed tioned member;

portion of the last men- In testimony whereof I affix myisignature in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

' THEODORE T. SEAL. Witnesses:

H. E. Dam THos. J. RUDGE; 

